Cover Stories

Heather Strang: A Jane of All Trades

Sep 1, 2010

It has been a unique journey filled with competition, travel and self-discovery that led Jackson National Life Insurance Company Vice President Heather Strang to where she is today. Valued personally…

Dr. Sonja Norris

Jul 28, 2010

Building Bridges and Impacting Young Lives
Meeting Needs
Walking through the hallways of Sparrow, Dr. Sonja Norris is greeted with smiles and familiar faces at every corner. She knows the…

Andrea Kerbuski: Shaping Her Own Path with Tenacity & Talent

Jun 24, 2010

With a friendly but reserved demeanor and her face set in a gently serious expression, this month’s cover woman seems mellow and down to earth. But the wild, springy blond…

The Dean of Sports: Tim Staudt Coaches on Community

May 26, 2010

No one has been an established figure in Lansing’s public eye longer than Dean of Sports Tim Staudt.
Staudt has been sports anchor at WILX for just under 40 years…

Practical, Proactive & Protective: Olson is Eco-Chic

Apr 27, 2010

It could be that tiny fairies or Mother Nature herself dropped a little “green” dust on our budding environmentalist when she was just a baby. Whatever the case, Tonia Olson…

Grace Under Fire: Cancer Survivors Share the Beauty of Beating the Odds

Mar 24, 2010

“Do you want me to wear my wig?”
Lisa Tibbits, of Lansing, held up a head of dark blond cyberhair.
A breast cancer survivor, Tibbits’ hair was just starting to…

Joanie Brogan: Fighting for the Family Dinner

Feb 24, 2010

If Joanie Brogan believes one thing it’s this: her family is just like every other family. They keep schedules and routines; they bicker and fight; their children have rules and…

Hui Liu on Love & Longevity

Jan 27, 2010

Hui Liu’s (pronounced hwee yoo) six years of marriage have taught her a lot about what love means.
“As a couple you always have conflict, you have good days and…

Jessica Yorko: A Voice for Community

Dec 30, 2009

Close your eyes and imagine a city filled with community spaces where neighbors and children gather and share a beautiful winter afternoon; with buildings and alleys draped in murals; where…

Nancy McKeague: The Gift of Time

Dec 30, 2009

Nancy McKeague did not plan on leaving her hometown of West Bloomfield in the Detroit suburbs for Lansing’s smaller city. But when work brought her in a taste of Lansing’s…

Leslie Donaldson: Keeping Art in the Heart of Michigan

Nov 25, 2009

Thanksgiving Day, you won’t find Leslie Donaldson in the kitchen, apron-clad with a turkey baster in hand. You won’t find her slaving over a stove to boil gravy or whipping…

Suzy Merchant Sports a Love for People that Wins Hearts

Nov 23, 2009

When Suzy Merchant bounced into town, the people of Greater Lansing received more than a new Michigan State University (MSU) women’s basketball head coach. They got a small town gal…

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